Release of the day: Tap the Frog 3

The third part of the Tap the Frog arcade game about a frog has appeared in the App Store. This time the game has become shareware.

In the previous part, the player repainted the frogs, transported them from leaf to leaf, collected balls in flight, and so on. The faster he did it, the more points he got. Tap the Frog 2 was paid, so the player was not limited to the number of “lives”.

The third part of the gameplay remained similar to the original. The tasks have changed slightly, but the essence remains the same: the user should tap on the screen as quickly as possible. For successful completion of the level, a reserve of time is given, which allows you to continue playing.

Visually, the game also resembles the previous version. Except that the main character – the frog – has become even cuter, and the backgrounds are brighter.

The main difference of the new game is in the monetization scheme. Tap the Frog Faster is shareware, and is monetized according to the standard fritupley scheme. The player receives two types of currency, hard (energy) and soft (crystals). Energy is needed to start playing. Crystals – to continue the session if time runs out, as well as to buy cards that give the player bonuses – for example, in the form of the same extra time. Once per session, a player can get extra time by watching an ad.

The further the player goes, the more difficult the tasks. They are complicated in the simplest way – in the same time you need to have time to tap more times. For example, if on the first level you need to “jump” two leaves, then on the second – six.

What happened in the end?

The first part was hardcore – by the standards of a casual game. The second part, which added a restriction due to energy, became even more hardcore. Time will tell how successful this solution is.

Let’s add that if you type Tap The Frog 2 in the App Store, the search will not give results. There will be three games in the output: Tap The Frog: Doodle, Tap the Frog and Tap the Frog Faster (which has the number 3 on the icon). Are you confused? We also.

The story with the names was clarified to us by the developers themselves, Playfo studio: “There was a flash game called the frog, which I made at the end of 2010. In early 2011, the game Tap the Frog was released based on a flash drive. In early 2012, Tap the Frog 2 was released (which is paid and beautiful). At the end of 2012 we renamed TTF to TTF:Doodle, and TTF2 in TTF. In short, it was a clever marketing ploy… which confused everyone)”.

The world release of the game will take place on November 19. So far, it is available only in Russian and Ukrainian iOS stores.